Summer Beauty Favorites

 

I'm a lip balm addict! The Smith's minted rose lip balm is my newest addiction. I'm so picky about lip balm it's ridiculous, but I found this at Sephora for $6 and love it! The only thing I hate is it can be tricky to open, especially if you have lotion on your hands ;)

I'm  pretty much in love with this bracelet  from Forever21! Since I have oddly skinny wrists & ankles that don't proportion out with the rest of my body I've been wearing it as an anklet. ;) The colorful layered bracelet I picked up from Target is one of my other go to accessory for the summer. I love the colors & how it can make a casual outfit a little more fun. I found this two in one Bite lipstick at Sephora for only $12! I did purchase two, but I have a toddler who seems to really enjoy using them as colors. :( They last forever and have a nice matte look to them. I'm also obsessed with this blush & bronzer from Sephora. I have not stopped using this shade of blush since I purchased it two months ago! Okay, so this Aveeno brighting cleanser is amazing. I love the smell and how it does not leave my face dry afterwards. I was a little hesitant on trying the Jergens natural glow. I used it for my thighs to even out my short tan that I had going on. It helped even out my tone so I don't have that awkward tan line while wearing and swim suit.

My hair can be pretty annoying. It's curly, frizzy, wavy  & just plain blah! I use this Frizz ease when I'm lazy and don't feel like doing anything with my hair. I just apply some to my damp hair once I get out of the shower & bam it gives me a natural wavy/curly look with less frizz. Now this Dove clear tone deodorant is heavenly! It smells amazing & actually does the job. It runs around $8, but worth every penny. I'm still trying to transition to the just wax, but I still shave my underarms :0 I know, I know wawawawawaaaa. With that being said I started to notice a darker tone under my arms so I tried this deodorant to even things out & yup it did! It lighted up my armpits & gave them an even tone.  So there you have it a few of my favorite beauty products I've been using this summer. Now excuse my while I  go scrub the vibrant magenta lipstick out of my cream colored loveseat. 

Outfit Post & frizzy hair

                                         Cardigan-Thrifted Dress- American Eagle Shoes- BirkenstocksSo what is my obsession this summer? Birkenstocks! These are my favorite shoes this summer. Seriously I wear them everyday. You can catch me wearing them with just about anything. Guess I'm stuck in the 90's ;) I'm digging summer dresses also. Especially ones that kinda just flow. Eh, not into the skin tight thing right now.... considering I have the worst diet going on, but that's just not something I want to discuss. What is going on with my hair you ask? Well that's Texas weather for ya! No shame in this doo. Happy Hump Day! 

4th of July Outfit

Are y'all ready for a great weekend? I sure am! Here is my outfit for the 4th! Ready to visit family and spend time with all my loved ones!

                                                      Skirt-Forever21 Shirt-Thrifted Shoes-Forever21                                       Hope you all have a wonderful Weekend and Happy 4th of July!

4th Of July Mani with silhouette nail art stickers

I bought a silhouette cameo a while back & I'm in love with it!!! I still have so much learning to do on what all it is capable of, but so far it is one groovy little machine.  I made these star cut out sticker decals & was so surprised at how precise it cut the small stars. I bought this Rimmel London lipstick for about $6 & so worth it. It Lasted without having to keep reapplying which is awesome. I also picked up this revlon "fearless" nail polish & it is now my go-to summer nail color. LOOOVE it! Perfect color for the 4th of July. Happy Hump Day everyone!

DIY 4th of July floral crown headwrap

I'm currently obsessed with floral head wraps & they are so fun to wear. This seriously took less than ten minutes to make. Cheap & easy!  Perfect accessory for 4th of July.

Potty training tips...

I know it's been a long while, but I thought this little event in our life was a little blog worthy. We reached this stage in life. The stage where my little guy is moving on to big boy status. All the complaining about having to change stinky pampers is just a memory now. Sad I know... Gosh what I would do to change another diaper... Anyways if you haven't figured it out  by now my baby if officially potty trained. Seriously! Now all kiddos are different, I remember our first baby being super easy to potty train. He was officially squatting on the toilet the weekend before he hit two years old. Now this guy here----> not so much. He was more like lets play games, like hide and pee... let mom guess where I peed today. Ah, my favorite. So what does a mom do with a 2 1/2 year old who is going about life like he or she has no worry in the world. Here are a few tips from one mommy to another...

1. Time

yup, potty training  takes lots of time with a child like this. First you have to basically neglect anything else going on.... like your life. Forget those dishes you will eventually get to them... Blow off the hubs till a later time. Doing that will give you plenty of time.  Forget taking that extra time you spend on yourself in the shower. For goodness sake woman no one is going to be checking you out. More than likely you smell like poop & if you smell like poop chances are you probably have poop under those unpolished fingernails. And if they are manicured that just means you are not spending enough time propped up next to a toilet with a little smiley grubby face staring right back at ya! 

2. Is your wallet ready? 

So I know you are asking.... What do you mean is your wallet ready Jen?  Yeah, I know you are expecting to save money now that you are potty training..... But nope! Now your money will be going to either two things depending on what kind of mommy you are. So are you one of those moms who feels like you just gotta go out and buy all those snazzy little pull-ups for your precious big kid? Well news flash those things are pricey for something thats going to get pooped in... or not. Or you may be a mom like me who shows up one day with these really cool undies... only because every kid would definitely say, WOW those are cool let me go potty like a big kid. Yea, just magically like that. Well prepare for you water bill to  sky rocket. Do you know how many baths this kid of mine has taken this past month? Do you know how many times I've ran my washer other than on laundry day! Ohhhhh, & I'm not a fan of running my washer other than on laundry day.  Lets just say I lost count of how many times I turn the tub on and push those buttons on our washer. Going Cammando always works as well....  just prepare to see some funky new dance moves  your kid comes up with especially if you have a darling little boy. Chances are lots of exploring will be going on there as well. 

3. Reward your little person

Speaking of money that reminds me you might want to go out and get some kind of treat for your accomplished little person. I know what you are thingking... wow that is just bad! Well let me tell ya we used treats for our boxer dog and she did fan-freakin'-tastic. Now this little guy goes crazy anytime he sees candy, doughnuts, cake or basically anything that is pure sugar and does his little body no good. Of course when he pops a squat and actually goes in the hole you are going to want to reward him! DUH! Toss him a little jelly bean of something else that will make him jump off the wall. 

4. No room for slacking 

Okay, so now this is where we get real. Just because you are in the process of potty training doesn't mean you get to half ass anything. Yea, when you go out to places don't you dare throw a diaper on that kid! Take the chance... Prepare yourself for a puddle of pee in the middle of the restaurant. It happened to me and we got through it just fine! Once you start the potty process their is no going back my friend. 

5. Make hand sanatizer your best friend

Now that you are not slacking and taking the chance while out and about you will have to make sure you have sanitizer on you at all times. Even though you just left the house and told your little one to go potty chances are they will have to go once you get to your destination. Happens every time! Believe me! Once you are in the restroom of some random place your little one will feel like he has to explore everything....EVERYTHING! He will feel like he should somehow flush the toilet even though it flushes as soon as he gets up. He will see some object sticking out of a small trash can and ask who had an ouchy and feel the need to explore the crime scene. Prepare yourself mom!

5. Brush up on your dancing skills

After your little person finally takes care of business you will need to show him some kind of recognition. Sure they might really enjoy that jelly bean you just gave them, but nothing makes a kid more excited than seeing their parent get down!   Start dancing your butt off. Every kid loves a little dancing especially if its the potty dance. So come up with a great little jingle and some cool dance moves to go along with it. This will get your little one begging to go potty just for the outcome of a wonderful little dance off! 

So take these tips and go potty train your spawn ;)

This was a post that I wrote on a day where I decided to drink coffee till past noon & the kiddo decided to have one extra long nap. While sitting at the table pretty bored &  trying to take in that I now have a big boy on my hands...---->sad face<---- All in jokes & fun guys... calm down. ;)

DIY Valentine's Card

Due Date

Today is January 14th... in other words Keilee's due date. I promised myself I would not let myself be down on this day. Instead I will be grateful that we had the opportunity to celebrate a beautiful sweet little girl for a quick second. I will be grateful that you are watching over us & not feeling any pain. I will be grateful that I have someone to speak with whenever I'm in the worst of moods or happiest... Most of all I'm thankful that I'm never alone. No matter how strong I try to be  I miss you dearly. And  not a day goes by where I stop & think what if? So here is to getting through today by keeping very busy...  a big thank you to your very needy brothers & daddy ;)

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It 's been one of those up & down kind of years, but thankful that it's going down in the book!